Our Standards
How We Verify Welding Programs
See the source and comparison rules behind our welding program notes.
How Are Programs Selected and Checked?
We publish an editorial welding program entry only after reviewing a current official school program page. Each material fact is tied to that page, and an unclear field is left out rather than guessed.
Program Source Rule
An official school program page must support the program name, credential, campus, and other claims used in our listing. A school system's general catalog or an affiliate feed alone is insufficient for a campus-specific claim. We record the publisher, URL, review date, and supported fields.
Numbers and Rankings
Numeric claims need their period, population, unit, and field definition. We do not turn institution-wide outcomes into welding outcomes or award counts into graduate counts. We do not label an editorial entry a top school without comparable evidence and explicit criteria.
Review and Limitations
Changeable program facts are refreshed before launch and at least every 180 days afterward. A reviewed page establishes what it said when checked, not a guarantee of future availability. Ask each school for its current plan and complete cost.